Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 48.2% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.28
₴156.05
|
$1.81
฿64.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
₴124.34
|
$5.71
฿205.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₴16.18
|
$0.64
฿23.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₴13.00
|
$0.32
฿11.51
|
|
pay 72.8% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
₴18.56
|
$1.34
฿48.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
₴107.81
|
$7.53
฿270.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
₴107.00
|
$6.27
฿225.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.35
₴39.85
|
$1.55
฿55.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
₴53.98
|
$0.98
฿35.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
₴8.59
|
$1.08
฿38.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴13.94
|
$0.52
฿18.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
₴15.77
|
$0.77
฿27.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
₴24.57
|
$0.55
฿19.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
₴5.69
|
$0.53
฿19.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴7.31
|
$0.41
฿14.84
|
|
pay 80.7% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.09
₴120.78
|
$4.64
฿166.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
₴252.43
|
$23.16
฿832.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,875.02
₴675,723.69
|
$33,407.71
฿1,200,658.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.50
₴103.47
|
$6.73
฿242.01
|
|
pay 57.0% more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.19
₴153.34
|
$19.03
฿683.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.51
₴8,108.97
|
$289.36
฿10,399.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.92
₴5,344.37
|
$182.40
฿6,555.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.80
₴2,327.64
|
$43.42
฿1,560.34
|
|
pay 82.4% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.42
₴6,540.56
|
$382.69
฿13,753.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,681.81
₴167,839.55
|
$10,907.98
฿392,028.01
|
|
pay 68.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
₴29.82
|
$1.92
฿68.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
₴31.04
|
$1.72
฿61.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₴65.82
|
$3.52
฿126.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.36
₴660.37
|
$44.86
฿1,612.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.81
₴112.66
|
$5.07
฿182.07
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.48
₴1,491.03
|
$46.03
฿1,654.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.48
₴1,048.13
|
$28.05
฿1,007.97
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.79
₴2,386.45
|
$78.52
฿2,822.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.66
₴2,560.01
|
$64.24
฿2,308.63
|
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